Mouse for dinner?

I’ve always wanted to let Lahksa try a whole prey meal but couldn’t find a place that didnt sell it in a huge bulk (we have a tiny freezer). Recently I finally got my hands on some whole frozen adult mice. 13 September 2020 was the first day Lahksa had a mouse as a snack and since then I have been giving him one a week!

The first time I gave it to him, I fed him in the corridor outside our apartment because I thought he would play with it. And he did! After a while he finally brought it into the apartment, to his food area and started eating the mouse. But that day was the only day he played with it. Now he just goes straight into eating it.

Whole prey feeding might be controversial or uncomfortable for some so I want to share the reason why I feed Lahksa whole prey here are 3 benefits of feeding Lahksa a whole prey meal.

1. Provides additional nutrients not found in typical cat food. Whole prey consists of fur/feathers and intestinal contents. These are found in the diet of a wild cat but are missing when we try to recreate whole prey from food available for human consumption. Fur and feathers are provide insoluble fiber which supports gut health while all internal organs, glands, and blood provides a higher concentration of vitamins and minerals in comparison to store-purchased meat.
2. Stimulates the mind and body of cats. Whole prey requires pets to chew, rip, and tear away at whole prey for consumption. This experience provides mental and physical enrichment not found in other feeding methods.
3. Helps improve dental health and digestive health. Tearing, ripping and scissoring through meat, tendons and bones provides the necessary stimulation to keep a cat’s mouth clean and healthy. In addition, by making your cat chew their food causes a chain reaction that releases a more efficient combination of enzymes in the cat’s digestive system and extends the extended time required to finish a meal hence promoting a better digestive process.

Sources: perfectly rawsome, the little carnivore, catcentric

What do you think? Knowing this now, would you feed your cat/dog small whole prey?